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Quote by Svetlana Alliluyeva

“Everything on our tormented earth that is alive and breathes, that blossoms and bears fruit, lives only by virtue of and in the name of Truth and Good.”

Author

Svetlana Alliluyeva

Svetlana Alliluyeva, a Soviet politician and writer, was born on February 28, 1926, and passed away on November 22, 2011. She was the second daughter of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, and her life and works attracted widespread attention both in the Soviet Union and internationally. more

“On, those ever-changing moods of Moscow! How swiftly they go from black to white, from one extreme to another, from friendship to accusations, from adoration to hatred, from the permissive 'da' to that annihilating 'nyet.' Those eternal swings from a thaw to a freeze, whims that disregard their own rules, norms, and regulations!”

Black White Eternal Hatred Extremes Mood Swings Regulation Norm Adoration Freeze Disregard Whim Accusation Moscow

Book:Only One Year

Source: Only One Year

“It became clear to the whole world that a totalitarian regime could neither accuse nor transform itself: suicide was not in its nature, it could only kill others.”

World Whole Clear Suicide Whole World Regimes Totalitarian Regimes

Book:Only One Year

Source: Only One Year

“We're spending money that we don't have to solve a problem that doesn't exist at the behest of people we didn't elect.”

People Problem Solve Spending Spending Money

Author:Douglas Carswell

“[My father] was generous with his affection, given to great, awkward, engulfing hugs, and I can remember so clearly the smell of his hugs, all starched shirt, tobacco, Old Spice, and Cutty Sark. Sometimes I think I've never been properly hugged since.”